Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
-Eddie Cantor
Posted August 16, 2009 at 5:42pm
You Feel The Way You Look
All of us are aware that the way we feel shows on our face and in our body language. When we are happy we smile and walk tall. When we are sad, we frown and drag ourselves through the day.
Lately, some fascinating research has revealed that it also works in reverse. A University of California psychologist says that smiling and laughing sets off actual physical processes that make us feel good. And positive body language tends to produce positive attitudes. We often express what we feel in our face and in our posture. So, the next time you are feeling low, try this: Sit up straight. Throw back your shoulders. Breathe deeply. Smile! You will notice a rapid improvement in your state of mind. Why? Because your brain is getting a message from your body saying, I feel great!!
If you find yourself in conflict with a family member, or someone else — remember that a smiling face and positive body language go a long way towards making a success of a difficult situation. Not only will a smile help to win over the other person, but it will make you feel better about yourself, too.
Nina Chen
Regional Specialist, Human Development
Jackson County, Missouri
Posted August 14, 2009 at 2:43pm
Your Life - Modest Mouse
I think this is so very true. Life is short. With such finite time, it’s easy to forget to really live.
I have made it a rule of my life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy… you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing in.
— Katherine Mansfield
Posted August 12, 2009 at 2:43pm
Symptoms of Inner Peace
- A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experience
-Anon
- An unmistakable ability to enjoy the moment
- A loss of interest in judging other people
- A loss of interest in judging self
- A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others
- An inability to worry (this is a very serious symptom!)
- Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation
- Frequent acts of smiling
- An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than to make them happen
- An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.
Posted August 10, 2009 at 2:42pm
Life is like pizza, When it’s good, It’s really good. When it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.
Posted August 8, 2009 at 2:41pm
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing, and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
Posted August 6, 2009 at 7:59pm
